found this card of introduction on cameraman J. Devereaux "Dev" Jennings during his time with Universal in 1914. Either the word printed on the card, cinenapographer, is a typo for cinematographer or some other form of occupation behind the camera.

Let's start by breaking the word down into its components. Generally, "cine" clearly refers to film, and the online Merriam-Webster dictionary defines "apograph" as "copy, transcript." So, literally it refers to someone who "copies" the work of others, but is not a full-fledged cinematographer.

Further definition can be found in the opening words of the 1914 Static Club souvenir book posted above*:

We, the Static Club of America, Inc., wish to inform the manufacturers, photoplayers, and the public of the aims and object of the Static Club. The Static Club was organized, primarily for the improvement of technical work as applied to the art of cinenapography. Last winter all the companies were having serious trouble with "Static," and several of the cameramen had a meeting to discuss and eradicate this problem if possible. The Static Club has assumed the status of a large and serious minded body from a rather humble beginning, and is devoted to the improvement of the work of the cameramen, as the discussion of various new effects is commonly the main topic of discussion at the Club. This fact is evidenced in the great apparent improvement in photography in the last nine months . . .

The Static Club is primarily and essentially a social organization, devoted to the betterment of technical work as applied to cinephotography.

Considering that many "cinenapographers" listed in the Static Club's membership went on to become full-fledged cinematographers, it's easy to see that "cinenapography" functions as an adjunct to "cinematography." The cinenapographers identified as such probably worked as assistant cameramen in the studios and on location. On the more technical side, it could include those working behind the scenes in special effects, or as lab technicians in developing and printing film. Maybe film editors could be included, but I doubt it.

The membership is a mix of cinematographers and cinenapographers. The following members are specifically listed elsewhere in the book as cinenapographers:

missdupont wrote:Alvin Wyckoff was already a full-fledged cinematographer at this point, working for both Selig and DeMille.

Granted. In fact, Wycoff is listed in the book as superintendent of the Albuquerque Film Company. This was just before he started working with Cecil B. DeMille.

Cinematographers made up the majority of the Static Club, and I have amended my previous post to list those members who were specifically cinenapographers. (It's what I get for researching and typing a post in the dead of night -- everything looks different in the daytime!)

"Two advertisements taken out by members in Souvenir: Picture Player Camera Man's Ball Under the Auspices of the Static Club of America, January 16, 1914. At that time, directors of photography had not yet settled on what to call themselves; in the booklet it was evenly divided between 'cinenapographer' and 'cinematographer.'"